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phantom limbs

phantom limbs is the plural of phantom limb.

Meaning of phantom limb

Noun

phantom limb (plural phantom limbs)

  1. The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.
    • Weak or pulverized
      No better medicine
      Angels have been advised
      Don't want no requiem
      I'll just haunt you like a phantom limb2013, Alice in Chains, “Phantom Limb”, in William DuVall (lyrics), The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
    Synonyms:
    phantom pain, phantom sensations, pseudesthesia

Questions about phantom limbs

What is phantom limbs the plural of?
Phantom limbs is the plural of phantom limb.

Words near phantom limbs in the dictionary

  1. phantom island
  2. phantom islands
  3. phantom jam
  4. phantom jams
  5. phantom limb
  6. phantom limbs
  7. phantom midge
  8. phantom midges
  9. phantom orchid
  10. phantom orchids
  11. phantom pain

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